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Angelica Ross

President & CEOMiss Ross, Inc. // TransTech Social Enterprises

From the board room, to film/TV sets and even the Obama White House, Angelica Ross is a leading figure of success and strength in the movement for transgender and racial equality and a current star in Ryan Murphy’s hit FX series “Pose” which was renewed for a second season. Making TV history, the show features the largest transgender cast ever for a scripted series – five transgender women of color cast to play five series regular roles, including Angelica’s role as the witty and fiesty ‘Candy Abundance,’ the brashest member of the ‘House of Abundance.’ Angelica’s performance is receiving rave reviews, with Vanity Fair saying, “Angelica Ross steals many of her scenes as ‘Candy’…”

Since studying theater at Florida Atlantic University, Angelica has been featured in film, television, and live theatre. Her starring role in the Emmy Award-nominated short form series “Her Story,” received Special Recognition at the GLAAD Media Awards and her segment on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah was also honored with a GLAAD Award for Outstanding Talk Show Episode. Ross is also working behind the camera, executive producing and starring in the short film “Missed Connections,” which went on to be an official selection at Outfest 2017, the La Femme International Film festival 2017 and at the Baltimore International Black Film Festival 2017. Angelica combines her passion for acting with her skills as a producer in her newest endeavor and she has returned to the Executive Producer chair for the “King Ester” short-form web series with Dui Jarrod and Caralene Robinson.

Ross is also the President of Miss Ross, Inc. and founder of TransTech Social Enterprises, an organization that helps people lift themselves out of poverty through technical training and digital work creating a social impact and bringing economic empowerment to marginalized trans and LGBTQI+ communities.